As manufacturing clients increase the number of machines that are instrumented and network enabled, the volume of data available to monitor the details of a facility increase exponentially. A central monitoring and management system is critical in large manufacturing plants and repair facilities. ​

ILW developed a micro-model machine shop simulator equipped with Honeywell controllers that monitor and control factory infrastructure such as heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), exhaust fans, and power consumption. This prototype demonstrates the value of PTC’s Thingworx to monitor and manage production systems and provides a template for quickly integrating similar capabilities at the customer site.

• Ability to monitor/manage the volume of available information in a smart factory
• Addresses security and safety constraints dictated by certain regulatory agencies
• Federated model can allow equipment monitoring across multiple locations